The Art of Sending Good Birthday Greeting Cards
The Art of Sending Good Birthday Greeting Cards
Pretty much everyone has received birthday cards throughout their life. If you live in the western world it is almost inescapable. The problem is, that while many people send birthday greeting cards not many people really seem to get what makes a good birthday card.
If you want to send good birthday greeting cards, a good place to start would be choosing something that is specific to the person who is receiving it. This is not always so easy to do, but suppose the person celebrating a birthday is a big tennis fan. Chances are pretty good that you can find a card that has something to do with tennis. If your friend is a fireman, you are in luck. There seem to be a disproportionate amount of birthday greeting cards with a fireman on them. Only problem is, they usually look like they are not dressed to fight a fire!
Sometimes it is good to find greeting cards that have nothing written on the inside at all. That way if you see one with a picture on it that relates to somebody you know who is having a birthday, you can write a little joke on the inside of the card and it will really look like you put some thought into what you are sending them.
It might be a good idea to put a little note on a slip of paper inside the card when you buy it; you might think that you will remember the joke you want to write when it comes time to send the card. Then you are staring at the thing and wondering what on earth you were thinking of when you purchased it. Not only did you waste your time and your money, but now you do not have a good card to send to them on their birthday.
If you are really an organized person or especially if you are a terribly
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